‘Skinny and dehydrated’ orangutans relocated after Indonesia forest fire
  • 5 years ago
A mother and a baby orangutan have been rescued by an animal protection group after their forest home was destroyed by huge fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan province.  The pair were recently captured and treated for malnutrition and dehydration before being released on the same day into an area of healthy forest. In the past few months, Indonesia has seen massive fires blamed on slash-and-burn clearance for farming.  Endangered orangutans on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are among the…
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